Lockdown: Oyo State Government to provide palliatives for residents

Segun Showunmi in Ibadan

The Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has disclosed that palliatives await the people of the state to ease them during the partial lockdown of the state as a result of the coronavirus, otherwise known as covid 19.

Penpushing reports that Makinde while speaking on Monday during a life radio program in Ibadan in less than 24 hours after been tested negative to coronavirus noting that the state government is working around the clock on palliatives for the people of the State.

The Governor  pointed out that the major challenges the government is having was how to ensure that the palliatives get to the right people in the State, adding that, “we have started collating data of people in the state, so that the right person get the palliatives from the government.”

“From my findings, i learnt that the Federal Government wanted to give N20, 000 to people across ten local government in the state, but I later discovered that 80% of the Federal Government N20,000 conditional cash transfer is wasteful, so we are working to bridge the gap.”

Penpushing further reports that the Governor while speaking on his health status, said  he is now feeling better, adding that he is now ready to resumed back to the work, stating that, “I wouldn’t have known my health status if not because of the test I took’.

‘ I firstly took the covid 19 test on Thursday and the sample was taking to a laboratory in Ede, Osun State and the result came back negative. The second sample was also taking on Sunday at the virology laboratory of the University of Ibadan and it also come back negative”, he explained

Penpushing also reports that Makinde noted that the ambition of his administration was to test 10,000 people in Oyo State emphasizing that that is the only way people can stay ahead of the virus, and urged the people of the State to support the government, saying that the government cannot do it alone.

Meanwhile, the Governor, called for constructive criticism from people of the state, saying that people should not expect 100% perfection from his administration.